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The SEC Data Playbook

How to read SEC filings, build scoring models, and analyze stocks like a professional — by Karthika G

About SEC Data Investor

SEC Data Investor is a free financial research platform that transforms raw government filings into actionable investment analytics. We aggregate data from three primary federal sources: SEC EDGAR (Securities and Exchange Commission), the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED economic data).

Our tools cover equities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, money market funds, Treasury securities, and state legislative databases. Every metric — from stock composite scores to mutual fund expense ratios — is derived directly from official filings rather than third-party estimates.

The platform serves individual investors, financial advisors, and students seeking transparent, source-verified financial data without paywalls or subscription fees. All scoring methodologies are openly documented with full calculation transparency.

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How We Build Our Analytics

SEC EDGAR Filings

We process 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly filings, 13-F institutional holdings, N-PORT fund portfolio disclosures, and N-CEN fund census data. Our pipeline extracts financial statements, calculates derived metrics like Piotroski F-Score, and builds composite quality scores.

Federal Reserve (FRED)

Treasury yield curves, inflation breakevens, VIX volatility index, corporate credit spreads, and 30+ macroeconomic series flow into our market regime detection engine. Updated every 6 hours to capture intra-day shifts in financial conditions.

Transparent Scoring

Every score on this platform shows its calculation methodology. Stock composite scores combine 8 fundamental factors. Mutual fund grades use a 5-factor model (cost, risk-adjusted return, size, diversification, and fee transparency). No black-box algorithms.

Data sourced from SEC EDGAR, U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED).

For educational and informational purposes only. Not affiliated with the SEC, IRS, or Federal Reserve.

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